This is Part XI of Conspiracy. It is not so much a horror story as an intrigue thriller. I have studied intelligence and espionage fairly extensively throughout university, writing my senior thesis on intelligence analysis. This tale is essentially an attempt to write up a good spy story in the world of the SCP Foundation.

Harper's comments about the effectiveness of torture as a means to gather useful information are correct. My senior thesis advisor was an interrogator for the American intelligence community during Vietnam. He never once employed torture, and vehemently argued against its usefulness. My own independent research into interrogation techniques demonstrates quite clearly that torture is rarely used effectively, and generally causes more problems than it solves. Similarly, the interrogation techniques used by Muir have historical precedence. I would suggest that this is not the best forum for arguing the merits or pitfalls of different interrogation techniques, however.